Reversible shirt



Dec; 29 1925.

C. E. ANDERTON, JR

REVERS IBLE SHIRT Filed Oct. 12, 1922 mmvroa aim/5w M 949.1% BY %r1ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 29, 11925.

UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. ANDEBTON, JR., OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOB T WALTONDUPLEX. COMPANY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A. CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Application filed October 12, 1922. Serial 1T9. 594,129.

To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known that I, CHARLES E. ANDER 'ron, Jr., a citizen of theUnited States, and resident of" Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukeeand State of Wisconsin, have in- V vented new and 1 useful Improvementsin ReversibleSliirts, of which the following is a description, referencebeing had to the accompan drawings, which are a part 9 of this specication.

This invention relates to improvements in mensshirts,- and moreparticularly to a reversible formeof shirt. Y

invention to overcomethe above mentioned difiiculties by providing a;shirt, which is reversible, thus givingv two wearing sides,

thereby prolongin the life of the shirt as well as lessenin tiefrequency with which it must be laun ered.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reversible shirt whichis equally well finished on both sides and gives a neat appearance wheneither side is worn on the outside, not difi'ering 'on either side fromtllie appearance of the ordinary form of s irt. V A further object ofthe invention is to provide a reversible shirt which uses but one set ofbuttons for both sides, of the sh'irt,

the invention consists of the improved reversible shirt and its partsand combinations as set forth in theclaiins and all equivalents thereof.

same parts in all of the views:

Fig. 1 isan illustration of a man wearing the improved reversible shirt;

Fig. 2 i's'a vertical longitudinal sectional vi'ew of the'rear of theshirtjrnd showing the construction of the collar and the variousadjacent seams; Heretoforefshirts have been constructed Fig. 3 is afragmentary view of the front underfiap of the shirt showing how thebuttons are secured thereto;

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken onthe line4-4ofF1g.3;..

Fig. 5 is a fragmenta'r view of the front outer flap of the shirt buttonholes;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view line 6 -6 ofFig. 5;

aving therein the taken on the Fig. 7 is a sideview of a ortion ofasleeve having a cuff attached t ereto, parts bellg broken away andshown in section; an

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken .on line 8-8 'of Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 11 represents a shirt, havin abody portion 12,

sleeves 13, cuffs 14, a col ar 15, and iia per tions 16 and 17. Thecollar band 18 is oined to .the body .portion 12 by means of a shoulderand back strip 19 which is integral with the shoulder stri s and extendsacross the up er portion of t e back portion of the body a jaoent thecollar band from one shoulder to the other and is formed in two plies 20and 21. The lower ends of plies 20 and 21 are tucked in and hold theupper edge of bod portion 12 therebetween, as at 22, and as s own inFig. 2. The upper edges of the two plies of the shoulder stri 19 meetand are sewed between. the two p ies 23 and 24 of the collar band 18,said plies being also tucked in as at 25. The upper edges of the pli'esof the collar band are also tucked in, as at 26, and have sewedtherebetween an In the accompanying drawing, in which the same referencecharacters indicate theedge of the collar 15, said collar being on bothsides.

in Fi formed of two plies 27 and 28 which meet at 26. The other edges ofthe plies ofsaid collar 15 are tucked in and sewed together, as at 29.In Fig. 2, the full lines show the collar in its upright position readyto be folded, while the dotted lines represent it in either of itsfolded positions showing how it can be worn on one side or the other.

Where the body portion 12 of the shirt joins in the front, twolongitudinal flaps 16 and Here provided. Flap 17 is the innermost flapand toform it, the material is turned back to give a double thickness,as shown in Fig. 4, and hemmed. Flap 17 is provided with a longitudinalrow of spaced apart transversely extending apertures 30, each of whichhas secured, preferably to its upper edge forming said apertures, as at31, by-means of a suflicient' length of thread 32, a button 33, saidbuttons being so secured that they may be swung through the apertures 30to either side of the material, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig.4.

' The outermost flap 16 has stitched thereto an'additional strip 34 inthe manner shown in Fig. 6, 'so as to give it additional thick; ness.Saidflap 16 also has therein a longitudinal row of button-holes 35spaced to correspond with the positions of said ,buttons 33 on the flap17. Saidbutton holes 35 are sewed'to present a finished appearance Theextremities of the sleeves 13 are finished with cuifs 14 which are. ofthe form commonly known as ,French Cuffs, and

with which negligee shirts are usually provided. Thus, they may/ beeasily reversed by folding one way or the other along the edge 36. Thesleeves 13, above the calls, have a slit or opening 37 so as to insure acorrect meeting of the cuff edges and one side of said sleeves has sewedt ereto along the slit, a reinforcing strip 38 in the manner shown '8.desired, the shirt may be formed so that points of the collar 15 willbutton on osom of the shirt. When that is the If the the case, the bosomof the shirt, at points adj acent the points of said collar, is providedwith apertures carrying therein a swinging button,,the same as shown inFig.3.

From the above description, it is apparent that the shirt may be "wornon one side or the other. When it is desired to reverse the shirt, thesleeves are pulled inside out, the collar is folded over on the oppositeside, and the buttons are pushed through their a ertures so as to betoward the front. The s irt is then ready for wear, and will have theappearance of the ordinary form of shirt, and neither side of the shirtwill detractjfrom its appearance in that respect.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that flthe'improved shirtis simple, ef-

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ficient and easily constructed and reversed, and is well adapted for thepurposes described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a complete reversible shirtincluding a collar formed as an integral part thereof and having a bodyportion, a neck band, and shoulder strips, the neck band being formed ofa pair of strips, the shoulder strips being arranged in pairs, theadjacent edges of one of said pairs of strips being embraced by andsecured between the -adjacent edges of the other, the shoulder stripsalso embracin edges of the said body portion to provi e an overlapplngengagement being joined together across the upper portion of the back,said neck band and shoulder strips being formed of double thickness, the

neck band overlapping both sides of the collar and parts of the bodyportion, and the shoulder strips embracing the body portion,

there being an overla ping engagement between the shoulder strips andthe neck band, all of said parts presenting substantially the sameappearance'in either position ofuse.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a complete reversible shirt'includina collar formed as an integral part thereo and having a body portion, aneckband, sleeves and cuffs the body portion being provided withshoulder strips which are connected together across the upper portion ofthe back, and the sleeves having elongated cufi' slits with paralleledge portions, the upper ends of which are in the same plane, said neckband and shoulder stri s being of double thickness and each em racingthe body portion, all of said parts presenting substantially the sameappearance in either position of use.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a complete reversible shirtincluding a collar formed as an integral part thereof and havin a bodyportion, a neck band and shoulder strips, said body portion beingdivided 10 tion, all of said parts presenting substantially the sameappearance in eitheuposition of use.

ing a body portion, a neck band and shoulder strips, said body portionbeing divided at its front and having front flaps, said shirt alsoincluding sleeves and cuffs, the shoulder strips extending across theback, said neck band and shoulder strips being of double thickness andembracing the collar and the body portion, said neck band also embracingthe shoulder strips, the sleeves having elongated cufl' slits withparallel edge portions, the upper ends of which are 'in the same plane,all of said parts including the collar presenting substantially the sameappearance in either position of use.

(i. As a new article of manufacture, a complete reversible semi-dressshirt including a collar formed as an integral part thereof, and havinga body portion, a two ply neck band having the upper and lower edges ofeach ply turned inwardly, two ply shoulder Wedge of said body portionstrips extending only across the shoulders and back and having the loweredges of each ply turned inwardly, the upper edges of the shoulderstrips being embraced by and between the inturned lowervedge portions ofthe neck band plies and the inner edge portion of said collar beingembraced by and between the inturned upper edge portions of the neckband lies, the upper eing embraced by and between the inturned loweredge portion of said shoulder strip plies, said body portion beingdivided longitudinally at its front to form flaps and having reversibleflap securing means secured thereto, said shirt also including sleevesand ends, the sleeves having elongated slits with parallel edgeportions, the upper ends of which are in the same plane, all of saidparts presenting the same appearance in either position of use.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

CHARLES E. ANDERTON, J n.

